Work-support for caskets



(No Model.)

R.B.HEUGHAN.

WORK SUPPORT FOR GASKETS, &c

Patented Apr. 12

formed parallel members or clamping-jaws 2 NITED STATES v ROBERT E.HEUCI'IAN, OF COMMERCE, MISSOURI.

WORK-SUPPORT FOR GASKETS, sec.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,220, dated April12, 1898. Application filed May 4',1s97.' Serial No. 685,082. (No man.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT E. HEUGHAN,Of Commerce, in'the county ofScott and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Work-Supports for Gaskets, &c. and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such' as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. v

This invention relates to improvements in clamps or brackets, and isespecially adapted for the purpose of forming a support in connectionwith the manufacture of burial-caskets or other hollow cases Whilesecuring the handles or ornaments thereto.

To this end the invention consists in a clamp comprising a member ormembers which embrace the edge of a work bench or table and a projecting-arm the outer end of which is curved upward and pointed, one or both ofthe clamping members having a bolt or thumb-screw bywhich the device issecured to thebench or table.

The invention contemplates the providing of a bracket that will firmlysupport the easket or case without marring the sides by resting themupon a support while engaged in placing the handles or ornamentsthereon.

In the following specification I have entered into a detail descriptionof the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings andto numerals thereon, which designate the different parts, and What Iconsider to be the novel features of construction are specifically setforth in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 representsa side elevation of my improvedwork-support attached to the edge of awork-bench, the manner of supporting the casket thereon being shown indotted lines; Fig. 2, a plan view showing a casket supported on a pairof said supports, and Fig. 3 a detail side view showing aslightly-modified form.

My improved bracket or supporting-clamp is cast, forged, or otherwisemade up to present an arm 1, with which are integrally and 3, the latterbeing connected to the arm by a depending portion 4:. The parallelmembers 2 and. 3 form the parts by which the bracket is securelyattached to the edge of a work bench or table, and for this purpose theupper member 2 is enlarged at its rear end, forming a disk, whichpresents an increased bearing, the lower member having a boss, with athreaded aperture to receive'the screw 5. The arm 1 extends outwardsubstantially straight, except that at its outer end it is bent orcurved upward to a tapered point 6, this point terminating ina'horizontal plane above that of the arm and theclamp-jaws, and on theupper side of the arm, at a short distance from where the arm connectsto the clamp members, is formed a raised portion or hump 7, the upperface of this portion being substantially in the same plane as thepoint 1. It will be observed that when the casket is placed upon thearms it will be supported at two points by each arm, the extreme pointof the arm bearing on the casket at a point well within the same, thetapering form per mitting it to rest in one ofthe depressions of thetufted or quilted lining and the raised portion 7 bearing against thelining at a point In the particular use for which the inven-- tion isadapted I intend to employ two or more brackets for the purpose ofsuspending a casket or other hollow case to present one side uppermostfor convenience in placing the handles or ornaments thereon. In thisconnection the casket is placed over the hooks, so that the upturnedends will enter the depressions formed by the tufting or quilting of thelining on the upper side and. firmly hold the casket or case from asliding movement. It is customary to placea casket or casecupon theordinary trestles when engaged in attaching the handles; but this mannerof support ing the casket often results in marring the sides andbreaking or injuring the handles or ornaments, which are highlypolished.

By employing the improved brackets hereinbefore described the casket isproperly supported and will be firmly held while the workman is engagedin driving the screws that hold the handles in place.

The brackets or trimmings can be cheaply manufactured and can be readilyattached to a Work-bench or other support in the manner set forth,particularly or otherwise, and easily and quickly detached or otherwisedisposed of when not in use. 7

The advantages of this form of bracket are obvious. In the first placethe casket is supported firmly and with the side that is being Workedupon in a substantially horizontal position and without injury to thedelicate lining thereof. Again, the pointed arms entering the recessesof the tufted lining hold the casket against longitudinal or otherlateral .movement while the handles and ornaments are being fastened inplace or while the easket is being polished, dac. Further, the easket issupported close to the front edge of the work-bench and substantiallylevel therewith, but snfficiently far away from its front edge to avoidabrasion of the upper edges of the casket. The advantage of having thecasket supported at the inner ends of the arms as well as at the outerends thereof is that the casket will be prevented from rocking whilebeing operated upon, while at the same time the bearing-surfaces arereduced to a mimimum.

The modification shown in Fig. 3 differs from the form shown in theother figures simply in that the hump 7 is broader, so as to afford amore extended bearing-surface.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

' 1. A work-supporting bracket, consisting essentially of an armprovided at one end with means for attaching it to a work-bench or othersupport and having its other end bent upward and terminating in areduced supporting-point,said arm also being provided on its upper sidenear the attaching means with a raised supporting portion inapproximately the same plane with the supporting end of the arm, as andfor the purposes set forth. v p 7 2. A work-support for supportingcaskets and other hollow articles, consisting of an arm provided withmeans for attaching it to a work-bench and supporting it in asubstantiall y horizontal position, said arm having on its upper sidetwo raised supporting portions, one near each end, said two supportingportions lying in substantially the same horizontal plane, as and forthe purposes set forth.

3. A work-support for hollon articles, consisting of an arm provided atone end with a clamping device adapted to support it in a substantiallyhorizontal position in front of the work-bench or other support, saidarm being provided on its upper side with a supporting-surface near eachend thereof, said supporting-surfaces being in substantially the samehorizontal plane and in a plane above that of the clamping devices,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT B. IIEUCI-IAN. Witnesses:

LORENZO D. SIBLEY, JOSEPH PELL.

